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Asp (YFB-1)
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 Nahma (1906 - 1917)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
World War I Victory Medal
  • Built by William N. Johnson, Biloxi, MS
  • Completed as the undocumented wooden-hulled motor yacht Nahma for Edward G. Schlieder, New Orleans, LA, 1902
  • Purchased by Navy for $12,000, assigned to Louisiana Naval Brigade and placed in service as Nahma, 03 July 1906
  • Renamed Asp, 17 April 1917
  • Assigned to 8th Naval District at New Orleans Naval Station during World War One
  • Designated Yard Ferryboat (YFB-1), 17 July 1920
  • Placed out of service and sold, 24 March 1923
  • Struck (belatedly) from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 70' (waterline), 74' (overall)
    Beam 13'
    Draft 5'6"
    Speed 12 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion Union gasoline engine, 84hp
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    Nahma
    1435000103    		 480k Nahma shortly after being acquired by the Louisiana Naval Brigade, July 1906.
    Photo from New Orleans Times-Democrat, 04 July 1906    		 David Wright
    Nahma
    1435000101    		 181k Nahma shortly after being acquired by the Louisiana Naval Brigade, July 1906.
    Photo from New Orleans Times-Picayune, 04 July 1906    		 David Wright
    Nahma
    1435000102    		 141k Nahma moored, date and location unknown.
    Photo from New Orleans Times-Picayune, 04 August 1907    		 David Wright
    Nahma / Asp (YFB-1)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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